About Us
We are a network of organisations and individuals with a passion for participatory arts and an understanding that working together to strengthen support for those working in the field will bring benefits for everyone involved.
Coming together as ArtWorks Alliance enables us to do more – more swiftly – to develop participatory arts than we can each achieve on our own. We can support better both the organisations delivering participatory arts and the artists working in the field, leading to higher quality experiences for participants.
Our work is ambitious and far-sighted. Find out more about us here and explore the different ways you can join in.
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We’ve been supported by…
ArtWorks Alliance was initiated with funding from Paul Hamlyn Foundation. It is currently collectively self-supported through member contributions to core costs on a ‘pay as you can’ basis, having received emergency funding from Arts Council England during 2020 through member Sound Sense.
ArtWorks: Developing practice in participatory settings was originally developed by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.
Our Knowledge Bank
ArtWorks Alliance has created a huge library of research materials, reports and other resources. These all feature in our Knowledge Bank which is fully searchable and being added to all the time – and its free to everyone to use.
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ArtWorks Cymru Quality Principles
Quality principles for intention, activity and people.
Author: ArtWorks Cymru
ArtWorks Scotland: Is this the best it can be?
Guidance and toolkit for delivering participatory arts.
Author: ArtWorks Scotland
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A holistic approach for quality in participatory arts: Impacts on practice experienced by artists in Scotland, Wales and Portugal
Using quality models.
Author: Rachel Blanche
Featured Resources
Latest Resources
All Resources
Case Studies
Evaluations & Reports
Featured
Latest
Research
Toolkits & Guidance
Videos
ArtWorks Cymru Quality Principles
Quality principles for intention, activity and people.
Author: ArtWorks Cymru
ArtWorks Scotland: Is this the best it can be?
Guidance and toolkit for delivering participatory arts.
Author: ArtWorks Scotland
All Resources
Case Studies
Evaluations & Reports
Featured
Latest
Research
Toolkits & Guidance
Videos
A holistic approach for quality in participatory arts: Impacts on practice experienced by artists in Scotland, Wales and Portugal
Using quality models.
Author: Rachel Blanche
News & Views
Diversity is what diversity does
‘How diverse are we really?’ is a research project commissioned through the CPP National Peer Learning and Communications programme with funding from Arts Council England. Dawn Cameron looks out of her lockdown window at the start of her fieldwork and describes what she sees.
Trinity Laban L&P Covid-19 Community Response
Flora Faith-Kelly, Project Coordinator for Trinity Laban’s Learning and Participation’s Community and Professional Development (Music) Team, gives an update on delivery in the coronavirus context.
Adapting around Covid
Gem Smith from Take a Part shares something positive and creative to focus on…
Deep impact
From a disaster movie, past the New Year’s Honours list and on to a care home. Some reflections on the profile, purpose and impact of participatory artists and arts organisations from the network’s Secretariat.